June 28, 2010

Happy summer! I finished building my Adirondack chair today. I think it’s the first time I’ve ever sat in a chair that was just the right size for me. It took only two weekends, thanks to the templates that W- made. I also spent some time tweaking my box joint jig. I can turn out reasonably-well-jointed boxes now, yay!

Our garden is paying off. This afternoon, we grazed on sugar peas, snow peas, tomatoes, and strawberries, picking and eating things straight off the stem. The nasturtiums I planted out front because of their edible flowers turned out to be quite peppery, reminding me of radishes. I planted four kinds of basil in the back garden box in preparation for pesto season. Life is good.

From last week’s plans:

Work

[X] Prepare and give Extreme Blue presentation on making pitches – 20 people

[X] Draft next monthly newsletter

Chatted with Boz and Rooney about newsletter tool – removed need for authentication

Created community blog dumper for Karen Keeter

Invited more experts to our expertise location pilot

Planned think labs

Helped summarize Jam

Relationships

[-] Apply for marriage licence – printed it out

[ ] Finish influence map stories

[ ] Fix jacket for tea ceremony

[-] Decide on photographer (or whether we’ll have one)

Built chair

Helped W- and J- shop for J-‘s graduation dress

Introduced a friend to Dream in High Park; gave her job interview tips